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The War is a seven-part American television documentary miniseries about World War II from the perspective of the United States. The program was produced by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey Ward, and narrated primarily by Keith David. It premiered on September 23, 2007. The world premiere of the series took place at the Palace Theater in Luverne, Minnesota, one of the towns featured in the documentary.
Original Release
05/22/2007 on PBS
US Release
09/23/2007
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Self - Narrator |
| Katharine Phillips | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Tom Hanks | Al McIntosh |
| Paul Fussell | Self - Infantry |
| Quentin Aanenson | Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota |
| Burt Wilson | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California / Self - Resdent of Sacramento, California |
| Sascha Weinzheimer | Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California |
| Sam Hynes | Self - Marine Pilot |
| Daniel Inouye | Self - Infantry / Self - Resident of Hawaii |
| Rebecca Holtz | Reader |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942 | Sunday, 23 September 2007 |
| 2 | When Things Get Tough: January 1943 - December 1943 | Monday, 24 September 2007 |
| 3 | A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944 | Tuesday, 25 September 2007 |
| 4 | Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944 | Wednesday, 26 September 2007 |
| 5 | FUBAR: September 1944 - December 1944 | Sunday, 30 September 2007 |
| 6 | The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 | Monday, 01 October 2007 |
| 7 | A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945 | Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
| 11 | Episode #1.11 | Sunday, 09 March 2008 |
| 12 | Episode #1.12 | Sunday, 09 March 2008 |
| 13 | Episode #1.13 | Sunday, 16 March 2008 |
| 14 | Episode #1.14 | Sunday, 16 March 2008 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Self - Narrator |
| Katharine Phillips | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Tom Hanks | Al McIntosh |
| Paul Fussell | Self - Infantry |
| Quentin Aanenson | Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota |
| Burt Wilson | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California / Self - Resdent of Sacramento, California |
| Sascha Weinzheimer | Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California |
| Sam Hynes | Self - Marine Pilot |
| Daniel Inouye | Self - Infantry / Self - Resident of Hawaii |
| Rebecca Holtz | Reader |
| Glenn D. Frazier | Self - Prisoner of War / Self - Infantry |
| Emma Belle Pelcher | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Olga Ciarlo | Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut / Self - Sister of Sister of Corado Ciarlo / Self - Sister of Corado Ciarlo |
| Maurice Bell | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Dwain Luce | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| John Gray | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Sidney Phillips | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Susumu Satow | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California |
| Jim Sherman | Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota |
| Robert Kashiwagi | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California / Self - Resdent of Sacramento, California |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Tom Songer | Executive Producer |
| Meghan Horvath | Producer |
| Peter Miller | Producer |
| David McMahon | Producer |
| Pam Tubridy Baucom | Producer |
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Karen Kenton | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Taylor Krauss | Producer |
| Ben Spivak | Producer |
| Vivian Connolly | Producer |
| Mark R. McCallum | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Won |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Won |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Won |
